Balboa Bay Volleyball Club FAQ

Balboa Bay Volleyball Club is a youth club volleyball program for boys and girls in Orange County, California. The club was founded in 1975 in Newport Beach and trains in Costa Mesa, mainly at Orange Coast College. It has won 60 boys national championships since 1977, fields boys teams from 12s through 18s, added a girls program in 2020, and runs Tiny Tots (ages 4 to 8) and clinics for ages 4 to 18. Balboa Bay boys teams have won 87 Junior National medals.

Practices are held at Orange Coast College (Main Gym and Fitness Complex), Edison High School, Newport Harbor High School, Corona del Mar High School, Ensign Middle School and TeWinkle Middle School. All are within about five miles of Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa.

Families come from Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Fountain Valley, Tustin, Laguna Beach and across Orange County.

Boys teams run from 12s through 18s: a Jr. High program (12s, 13s and 14s) and a High School program (15s through 18s). Balboa Bay also runs girls club teams, Tiny Tots for ages 4 to 8, and clinics for ages 4 to 18. Age groups follow USA Volleyball birth-date rules; the clinics page has the 2026/27 age chart.

Balboa Bay is one of the most successful boys club programs in the country, with 60 national championships since 1977 and 87 Junior National medals. Balboa Bay 18 Blue won the 18 Open national title at the USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championships in both 2016 and 2017. See every title on the National Championships page.

Yes. Balboa Bay launched its girls program in July 2020, bringing the coaching and training approach behind its boys teams to girls club volleyball. In June 2026 the club named Trent Jackson as Girls Club Director and 16 Blue Head Coach. Coach Jackson is the head boys volleyball coach at Edison High School and a former state champion as a player at Orange Coast College. Learn more on the girls volleyball page.

Boys practices begin the week after Labor Day. High School teams play a fall and winter season that ends with the Open Championships in mid-January, then return in early May through JVA Boys Nationals in early July. Jr. High teams play through about late June.

Teams practice twice a week for two hours: one weekday evening practice (starting between 5:30 and 7:00 PM) and one Sunday morning practice.

Boys tryouts are held in late summer. For the 2026/27 season, boys tryouts were on August 22, 2026 at Orange Coast College, with Commitment Day on August 23. Pre-tryout clinics run beforehand. For girls tryout dates, email balboabayvolley@gmail.com.

Yes for the Boys Jr. High program (12s, 13s and 14s), which adds players all season long. Fill out the Boys Jr. High interest form and the staff will place your son on the right team. For other age groups, email balboabayvolley@gmail.com.

For the 2026/27 season, Boys High School fees are a $1,000 deposit plus $650 on October 1, November 1 and December 1 and $450 on January 1 ($3,400 total) for the fall and winter season. Spring season fees are separate.

Boys Jr. High fees are $1,000 plus 8 payments of $585 for 13s and 14s ($5,680 total), or $1,000 plus 8 payments of $475 for 12s ($4,800 total). All boys fees include the uniform package; Nationals travel is not included. Payments are processed securely through Stripe. Full details are in the Boys Program FAQ.

Yes. Balboa Bay teams compete at national tournaments where college coaches recruit, and the club uses SportsRecruits to share athlete profiles with college programs. Balboa Bay alumni have committed to UCLA, USC, Stanford, Pepperdine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, Long Beach State, BYU, Ohio State, Princeton and Harvard, among others. See the college commitments by year.

Start with Tiny Tots (ages 4 to 8) or a clinic. Balboa Bay clinics are open to all skill levels for ages 4 to 18, with boys, girls and co-ed options, and they are a good way to meet the coaches before tryouts. See current options on the clinics page.

For the club and the Boys High School program, email Travis Turner at balboabayvolley@gmail.com. For the Boys Jr. High program, email Sherri Fenn at sherrifenn@balboabayvbc.com. Follow @balboabayvolley on Instagram for news, tryouts and results.